12.04.2008

the cooks of the post-thanksgiving dinner (i only basted the turkey)asa

my mama and ayako

the primary cooks of the evening yuuki and adam

the evening turned out very well. i took a million pictures but they accidentally got deleted. we played cranium and some people (adam) were sore losers. nick, jason, ayako, mavis ended up the champions. i knew my team would win.

10.15.2008

I have been addicted to the PBS show Spain on the Road Again for several weeks now. Adam and I argue on whether I get to watch this show or if Adam watches baseball. I usually win or Adam just lets me win :)

9.11.2008

We started the day seeing sights such as Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey. We ended this segment of our trek at the fabulous churchill/war room museum. Both of us had a fantastic time but our opinions may be biased because we are both history buffs. i wanted to get adam a churchill tie but he declined my offer. adam's response: "I am not worthy enough to bear Winston on my chest."

we then walked towards trafalgor square (no pigeons because of the rain) and the national gallery museum. the national gallery museum is quite fantastic. we saw all the paintings we studied in high school: tryptics of the middle ages, the dutch arnolfini and his wife, an extensive display of the renaissance work of raphael, el greco's neon biblical scenes, several self portraits by rembrandt, and the usual suspects from the 19th and early 20th century: van gogh's sunflowers, monet, seurat.

Adam says he was impressed by "the sheer constancy and magnitude of the representation of art en vogue between 1400 and 1900."

9.10.2008

this is the front entrance to our hotel. i think everyone that stays at our hotel is american. the hotel is quaint but i dislike their breakfast. i'm in england and i want an full english breakfast with beans, mushrooms, tomatos!eating out in london is quite expensive. our snack at the tate modern was about $50 and our mid-day lunch at the pub was about $60! that's two beers, a salad, and fish/chips!

we have a whole foods here in kensington at about 5 minute walk( it has three levels and it is quite a sight) and the place caters to americans (cashiers and customers). so it is easy to bring take-out back to the hotel with us. adam discovered a refillable wine dispenser at whole foods

a happy adam at the tate modern restuarant. it has a wonderful view of the thames river.hot chocolate(the drink of choice for parisians and english)butternut squash/pesto penne pasta... i can say i make this dish betteradam's open-faced roast beef sandwichadam enjoying the tatetaking a break at a pub/cafeadam and his chocolate cupcake from hummingbird bakery

sayaka and vanilla cupcake

cupcakewe're back in london to take in the sights... sorry london, but after paris you are a bit drab.